I think someone should put together bylaws and then we should vote on them, if they are passed we should then vote on a board (I really don't know w/w/w on this) after that we should incorporate as code4lib LLC and apply for status as a 501(c)6 (members don't have to pay) or a more welcoming option would be a 501(c)3 which would give us access to tax deductible donations (yay!). just my $2 (which I will gladly give if this becomes an entity ;)

Riley Childs
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From: Simon Spero<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
Sent: ‎4/‎13/‎2014 3:33 PM
To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Friends of code4lib (was Re: [CODE4LIB] Call for Old Conf Tshirt Logos)

501(c)(3) would be  preferable ; the only part of congress that C4L has to
deal with is the Library of same, and I don't think edsu does much
legislating.

A good application should be doable in a few months. Fees for incorporation
and IRS charges could be raised by selling off anarchivist's glasses as the
next google glass.  ["how did he know that? he must be connected to the
net."]

http://www.irs.gov/Charities-&-Non-Profits/Top-Ten-Reasons-for-Delays-in-Processing-Exempt-Organization-Applications



On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 1:19 PM, Esmé Cowles <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> It seems like the main things a 501(c)(6) can do that a 501(c)(3) can't is
> engage in advertising, lobbying, supporting candidates for office, etc.
>  Other that that, it can engage in the same activities as a 501(c)(3).
>
> IMHO, a "Friends of code4lib" non-profit organization would fall squarely
> under the the advancement of education category (i.e. to support
> educational activities such as the conference, mailing list, website, IRC
> channel, etc.).  So a 501(c)(3) seems like a better fit to me.
>
> -Esme
>
> On 04/13/2014, at 12:57 PM, Simon Spero <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > [Note that 501 (c)(6) only applies to membership organizations]
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 12:55 PM, Simon Spero <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Whilst it might be possible that code4lib might qualify under IRC
> >> 501(c)(3) it is also possible  that code4lib might be a professional
> >> organization under IRC 501(c)(6) .
> >>
> >> 6.  An organization formed to stimulate the development and
> >>> free interchange of information pertaining to systems and programming
> >>> of electronic data processing equipment may qualify for exempt status
> under
> >>> IRC 501(c)(6). The membership of the particular organization at issue
> >>> is composed of members who represent diversified businesses that own,
> >>> rent, or lease digital computers produced by various manufacturers. The
> >>> organization holds semi-annual conferences to discuss operational
> >>> and technical problems. The activities of this organization provide a
> >>> forum for the exchange of information that will improve the efficiency
> of
> >>> the use
> >>> of such computers, both by members and other interested users, and
> >>> thus improve the overall efficiency of the business operations of each.
> >>> Rev. Rul. 74-147, 1974-1 C.B. 136. Distinguished in Rev. Rul. 83-164,
> >>> 1983-2
> >>> C.B. 95, discussed under The "Line of Business" Requirement, page 22.
> >>
> >>
> >>         http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-tege/eotopick03.pdf  , page K-8
> >>
> >> See e.g. the ALA - a 501(c)(3) organization, vs. ALA-APA 501(c)(6).
> >>
> >> http://ala-apa.org/about-ala-apa/governing-documents/501c6-tax-status/
> >>
> >> [IANAL. IANALL.]
> >>
> >>
> >> On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 2:51 PM, Heller, Margaret <[log in to unmask]
> >wrote:
> >>
> >>> Here is a good place to start:
> >>> http://www.irs.gov/Charities-&-Non-Profits/Charitable-Organizations. I
> >>> don't think a Friends of Code4Lib would qualify as a 501(C)(4) or the
> other
> >>> types of exempt organization, but possibly.
> >>>
> >>> That said, we will run into all the problems that have stymied these
> >>> types of discussions in the past that are not legal problems but
> >>> philosophical problems. It's not hard to fill out the 501(C)(3)
> >>> application, but figuring out what to put in the boxes when you don't
> have
> >>> a legal entity is difficult. So someone would have to incorporate the
> >>> Friends organization. I am sure most of us work at places with Friends
> of
> >>> the library and could see their bylaws to get some ideas.
> >>>
> >>> Margaret Heller
> >>> Digital Services Librarian
> >>> Loyola University Chicago
> >>> 773-508-2686
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
> Of
> >>> Lisa Rabey
> >>> Sent: Friday, April 11, 2014 9:39 AM
> >>> To: [log in to unmask]
> >>> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Call for Old Conf Tshirt Logos
> >>>
> >>> On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 8:30 AM, Francis Kayiwa <[log in to unmask]>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> +1
> >>>>
> >>>> Go for it Lisa!
> >>>>
> >>>> ./fxk
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> I can start digging into the hows/whys sometime in early May and report
> >>> back. If anyone has anything of interest (past C4L list convos,
> >>> recommendations, etc), pass them along!
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>>
> >>> Lisa M. Rabey | @pnkrcklibrarian
> >>>
> >>>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >>> http://exitpursuedbyabear.net | http://lisa.rabey.net
> >>>
> >>
> >>
>